Alaid, 1981

The summit eruption on the northernmost Kuril Islands ran from April into June and is among Alaid's better-documented episodes. Ash fell as far as 1,000 km from the volcano and disrupted daily life in Severo-Kurilsk.

Eruption start

1981-04-27

Eruption end

1981-06-05

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

4

Volcano

Alaid

GVP volcano page

volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=290390

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: kuril islands, ashfall, summit eruption

Coordinates: 50.861, 155.565

Part of Volcanic eruptions of VEI 4 from 1960 to 1989

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